The war in Ukraine and the decline of the West | #1623 with Douglas Macgregor
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Adrian Verbrugge speaks with colonel Douglas Macgregor, decorated combat veteran in the US Army and former senior advisor to the Secretary of Defense under D...

Adrian Verbrugge speaks with colonel Douglas Macgregor, decorated combat veteran in the US Army and former senior advisor to the Secretary of Defense under Donald Trump.

Macgregor is the author of five books, a PhD, and an expert in strategy, policy, and defense. The conversation centers around ‘Margin of Victory. Five Battles that Changed the Face of Modern War’, a book by Colonel McGregor that was published ain 2016.

This conversation was recorded at the studio of ‘Our Country, Our Choice’ in Orlando, Florida.

  • @jimmydoreisaleftyOPM
    0•6 months ago

    Timestamps:

    1. 0:00 Leader
    2. 0:42 Introduction
    3. 1:21 War & the future of the west
    4. 1:34 Three types of war
    5. 2:47 What kind of wars are the parties fighting?
    6. 12:47 On civil war and western support for Ukraine
    7. 15:50 What was Putin thinking when he went in?
    8. 17:44 How both sides perceive and misread each other
    9. 20:12 Stoking old fires
    10. 21:46 More misjudgements
    11. 23:20 When the Russian forces first entered Ukraine
    12. 25:24 Cognitive dissonance and demonisation
    13. 28:30 History and the dangers of regime change
    14. 30:09 A change of strategy: war of decision / Transformation under fire
    15. 34:43 Transition to a war economy
    16. 36:06 Unity of command / Different structures of command
    17. 40:59 Instant links: Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
    18. 44:25 Unity of effort: an army based on function
    19. 46:19 The integrated air defense umbrella
    20. 50:32 An estimate of casualties
    21. 51:33 Television generals
    22. 54:29 What kind of war are the Ukrainians in right now?
    23. 59:03 Does Putin have a ‘masterplan’?
    24. 1:01:00 War on the west? / The Peloponnesian War
    25. 1:05:15 A spirit of triumphalism /
    26. 1:06:38 What brings down great powers? / Bewitched by technology
    27. 1:10:27 The unipolar moment
    28. 1:13:15 A steady march toward more and more interventions
    29. 1:17:48 The Peloponnesian war revisited
    30. 1:21:58 A kingdom divided against itself
    31. 1:22:11 The neocons & the Project for the New American Century
    32. 1:24:38 A sinister agenda
    33. 1:27:03 War with different means
    34. 1:33:41 The clash of civilations
    35. 1:39:06 Will there be a backlash in Ukraine?
    36. 1:41:09 Do we have a clue? / “NATO has outlived its utility”
    37. 1:46:10 Out of control? / Cromwellian revolution
    38. 1:56:52 A great awakening?
    39. 1:59:43 Heraclitus / War is the father of all, and king of all